Super Secret Santa Sign-up!

[Asaryu]

Hooray! I wonder who I'll get...*ponders*

[Phoenix]

What happens if there's an odd number? I have bad luck and that's likely to be me, so I wanna know!

[Nathan Dorian]

Nathan here. :'D

I love Secret Santas.

[stephaielikes]

Nothing! Let me explain it visually.

Let's say we have persons A, B, C, D and E entering.
They're then assigned the numbers 1-5.
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
E 5
So, we take person one, and do a RNG between the parameters of 1 and 5. Let's say we get 3.
Person A would then be giving a gift to person C.
We continue this for each person down the line, so B may receive A, C, D or E, etc etc.
The last 'pair' (i.e. one person with no-one to give to and one person with no-one to give) are put together; so E will be put with one who hasn't yet been chosen.
It doesn't matter how many people enter, as people do not buy for the same person they receive from. (Edit: Unless, by coincidence, this happens to occur.)

[Phoenix]

Surely, let's say...A gives to C, and B gives to D...that leaves E without a partner?

[midgetshrimp]

Surely, let's say...A gives to C, and B gives to D...that leaves E without a partner?

No. It's not a paired exchange like that. You still have A and B to give to. So E would give to B, D would give to A, and C would give to E.

[Asaryu]

But doesn't that mean that some people will get more gifts than others, and some may go without? Say if two people are giving to C, then one of the others goes without a gift cos one has doubled up. Surely we could just draw names from a hat. So that, in the alphabet case, if A draws C, then C is removed from the list of people that can be drawn, so B has A, D or E that they can choose? That way one isn't getting a gift for themselves, and no-one is left without a gift.

[Don Alexander]

I consider steph intelligent enough to punch the RNG in the face until everyone gets exactly one present from a single other person. and sorry for posting twice in this thread.

[Bear]

No double posting! *bops Don*

[midgetshrimp]

But doesn't that mean that some people will get more gifts than others, and some may go without? Say if two people are giving to C, then one of the others goes without a gift cos one has doubled up. Surely we could just draw names from a hat. So that, in the alphabet case, if A draws C, then C is removed from the list of people that can be drawn, so B has A, D or E that they can choose? That way one isn't getting a gift for themselves, and no-one is left without a gift.

That's the concept in action here. All people go in once, and when they're picked, they're good to go. It's a solid system. Two people won't be giving to C, because C will only get picked once for gifts. It's just like drawing names from a hat, just without the hat.

[Dryope]

I wanna sign up, I wanna sign up! I'll work hard to get something in on time. >_<

[Don Alexander]

No double posting! *bops Don*

Wow. Just wow. You double-post to tell me not to double post, after several other forumites have already double-posted.

And all that to once again give you one of your great "threatens Don" schoolyard-bully jokes...

You seem to fail to notice that the only problem this forum has (except for a slight excess of going off topic, which neither myself nor the other people were doing here, except for you again) is your behaviour toward certain people.

Everyone who feels there is reason to comment on this, go to the Elder Cave and see what Asaryu wrote/did.

[Bear]

Ah.... shhh... If no-one can get the double joke of me double posting to tell Don not to double post thats their problem.

[thaldin]

Sure why not =)

[Phoenix]

Thanks MS. I getcha. Don't see how it'll work, but it's only a bit of fun I guess!